MIAMI, FL -- Washington Nationals General Manager Jim Bowden was arrested and charged with driving under the influence of alcohol while his team visited the Florida Marlins last weekend.

Bowden was pulled over at 2:22 a.m. Monday when he ran a stop sign, according to an officer. The officer noticed the smell of alcohol, but Bowden refused to take a breathalyzer test. Bowden failed other sobriety tests and was arrested.

“To be fair,” said the officer, “I'd probably drink too if I were in charge of the Nationals.”

“I deeply regret any embarrassment that my arrest may cause the Washington Nationals and Major League Baseball,” Bowden said in a statement to the press on Tuesday. Fans of the Nationals and Major League Baseball agree that Bowden has owed them an apology for the embarrassment for a long, long time.